Quiz 2 Flashcards
Who is the Pharaoh who built the largest pyramid?
Khufu
Which of the pyramids of Gizeh is the smallest?
Pyramid of Mykerinos
What do you call a tomb houses that were made to take the body at full-length?
Mastaba
What was the Egyptian Architecture designed principally for?
Internal effect
What do you call a huge monolith, square in plan and tapering to a pyramidal summit?
Obelisk
What do you call a part of the Egyptian temples that have pillared halls with roofs supported by columns?
Hypostyle hall
Where does the four seated colossal statues of Ramses II is caved in the pylon located?
Great temple of Abu Simbel
What do call these structure whose sides were made to face the four cardinal points?
Pyramid
What do you call an Egyptian gateway to temples?
Pylon
What are the characteristics of an Egyptian Architecture?
Massiveness, monumentality, simplicity
These are the favorite motifs of design of the Egyptians
Lotus, Papyrus and Palms
It is the part of a pyramid complex, which embalmment and interment rites took place
Valley temple
These were sanctuaries which only kings and priests penetrated.
Egyptian temples
The inner secret chamber in the mastaba containing the statues of the deceased members of the family
Serdab
Egyptian ornament symbolizing fertility
Papyrus, palm, lotus
